But as much as vehicles consume now? still a huge void I would think and significantly less global oil consumption..
Oil powered power stations will just push the pollution to a more concentrated outfall surely.
But as much as vehicles consume now? still a huge void I would think and significantly less global oil consumption..
There is certainly going to be a huge power struggle over the coming years. If the oil giants win, then we all lose - well future generations at least. The scientists certainly know it, governments know it too but don't genuinely think long term. The oil industry only cares about the money, as do most of the vehicle manufacturers. The only certainty is that the path we are currently on will not end well. The only question mark is how long?SAC1 wrote: ↑Tue May 22, 2018 7:30 pm Don't panic Mr Mannering!
The proposal to ban the sale of new ICE cars is not for another 21.5 years. How many governments / changes of policy will we have in the intervening years - lots.
Technology will also be working hard to save ICE as there is just so much invested in them - global jobs and production facilities, massive tax payers, private, pension fund and commercial investor shareholders.
How will 3rd world countries manage without ICE? They generally do not have access to plug in electric and necessary infrastructure.
We have already seen some developments -Bosch experimental turbos for diesels, synthetic fuel etc. The Arabs will become very poor without their oil sales and the mega-major oil companies are conspicuously quiet on the potential loss of their petrol and diesel forecourt sales. What do they know that we don't?
With a static source of pollution such as an oil fired power station it is far easier to treat the exhaust gases to remove dangerous pollutants than it is to do the same or a similar action on a small vehicle.
Not to mention far more efficient. There's a good reason why we have grid electricity today vs everyone having their own generator in the garden.Col Lamb wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 11:42 amWith a static source of pollution such as an oil fired power station it is far easier to treat the exhaust gases to remove dangerous pollutants than it is to do the same or a similar action on a small vehicle.
I guess it's not dissimilar to the many intense fires that sometimes occur with hydrocarbon-fuelled vehicles after a major collision (and indeed sometimes because of other technical faults or mishaps), some occasionally fatal when the occupants are trapped inside, or eg at filling stations. But presumably similar solutions will be used in EVs as are used in their traditional 20th century counterparts?
Hmm, well, it's true that the through-life carbon budget of nuclear power stations does reveal significant amounts of CO2 released. But it's only about 30% of gas-fired stations (and actually about 10% of coal-fired). So if you're going to generate power at all then the best option is certainly renewables (about 5-6% of the gas-fired CO2 release). But nuclear is then the next best thing and probably unavoidable to the extent that you need reliable base-load.